Race, Qualifying, Practice Start Times And How To Watch Live

Formula 1 wraps up its first triple-header of the 2025 season this weekend at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, running from April 18-20.

After four rounds into the 24-race season, McLaren is dominating both championships, sitting pretty at the top of the constructors’ standings with 151 points – 58 points ahead of Mercedes and 80 points clear of Red Bull.

On the drivers’ front, Lando Norris has stretched his lead to 77 points after finishing third last time out in Bahrain. His teammate, Oscar Piastri, has jumped Max Verstappen for second place after pocketing his second win of the season last weekend, now sitting at 74 points – just five points ahead of the Dutchman.

While McLaren is clearly the team to beat right now, Mercedes is demonstrating considerable strength after netting three podium finishes in the first four races through George Russell and could very well challenge the Woking squad in the upcoming rounds.

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2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Start Times

Round five of the season at Jeddah Corniche Circuit kicks off with FP1 on Friday, April 18 at 4:30 p.m. local time, followed by FP2 later in the day at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, April 19, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 4:30 p.m. before they fight for grid positions in qualifying at 8 p.m.

The 50-lap race will get underway at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 20.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1

All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time: 4:30 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 9:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 8:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 6:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 7:30 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 2:30 p.m.
• Central European Time (CEST): 3:30 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 11:30 p.m.
• Australia (AWST): 9:30 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 11 p.m.
• Brazil: 10:30 a.m.
• Japan (JST): 10:30 p.m.
• India (IST): 7 p.m.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 2

All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time: 8 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 1 p.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 12 p.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 10 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 11 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 6 p.m.
• Central European Time (CEST): 7 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 3 a.m. on Saturday
• Australia (AWST): 1 a.m. on Saturday
• Australia (ACST): 2:30 a.m. on Saturday
• Brazil: 2 p.m.
• Japan (JST): 2 a.m. on Saturday
• India (IST): 10:30 p.m.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 3

All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time: 4:30 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 9:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 8:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 6:30 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 7:30 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 2:30 p.m.
• Central European Time (CEST): 3:30 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 11:30 p.m.
• Australia (AWST): 9:30 p.m.
• Australia (ACST): 11 p.m.
• Brazil: 10:30 a.m.
• Japan (JST): 10:30 p.m.
• India (IST): 7 p.m.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying

All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time: 8 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 1 p.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 12 p.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 10 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 11 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 6 p.m.
• Central European Time (CEST): 7 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 3 a.m. on Sunday
• Australia (AWST): 1 a.m. on Sunday
• Australia (ACST): 2:30 a.m. on Sunday
• Brazil: 2 p.m.
• Japan (JST): 2 a.m. on Sunday
• India (IST): 10:30 p.m.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Race

All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.

• Local Time: 8 p.m.
• United States and Canada (EDT): 1 p.m.
• United States and Canada (CDT): 12 p.m.
• United States and Canada (PDT): 10 a.m.
• United States and Canada (MDT): 11 a.m.
• United Kingdom (BST): 6 p.m.
• Central European Time (CEST): 7 p.m.
• Australia (AEST): 3 a.m. on Monday
• Australia (AWST): 1 a.m. on Monday
• Australia (ACST): 2:30 a.m. on Monday
• Brazil: 2 p.m.
• Japan (JST): 2 a.m. on Monday
• India (IST): 10:30 p.m.

How To Watch 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Fans in the United Kingdom can enjoy extensive coverage of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sky Sports, while viewers in the United States can watch the live action on ESPN and ESPN+.

In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterward.

Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:

• United States: ESPN, ESPN+
• United Kingdom: Sky Sports
• Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
• Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN
• Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
• China: Tencent
• Italy: Sky Italia
• Netherlands: Viaplay
• New Zealand: Sky NZ
• Spain: DAZN
• Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
• France: Canal+
• Portugal: DAZN
• Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
• Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
• Singapore: beIN SPORTS
• Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports
• Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
• Latin America: ESPN
• Africa: SuperSport

Highlights from each day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.